G000549 1955-02-25 308 Cannon House Office Building http://www.house.gov/writerep 6 202-225-8440 Jim 'r':4 '-6':6 'pa':5 'jim':2,7,9 'rep':1 'gerlach':3,8,10 M 400147 Gerlach Jim_Gerlach Rep. Jim Gerlach [R, PA-6] N00025025 6580 Republican 202-225-4315 Protestant PA Jim Gerlach 5.16666666666667 http://gerlach.house.gov/ 400147 Person republican Sat Nov 07 10:33:57 -0600 2009 Sat Nov 07 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...allow for a morsel of suspense. The two announced Republicans in the field - state Attorney General Tom Corbett and U.S. Rep. Jim Gerlach - have far greater name recognition, an earlier start on raising money, and a bigger political-support base. And Ro 'pa':6 'ro':50 'far':32 'jim':29 'rep':28 'sam':1 'tom':24 'two':15 'u.s':27 'base':48 'name':34 'rais':40 'seek':3 'allow':8 'field':20 'money':41 'polit':46 'start':38 'state':21 'bigger':44 'inquir':52 'morsel':11 'rohrer':2 'announc':16 'corbett':25 'earlier':37 'general':23 'gerlach':30 'greater':33 'support':47 'suspens':13 'attorney':22 'governor':7 'recognit':35 'republican':17 'philadelphia':51 'political-support':45 6607123 true true daylife Philadelphia Inquirer http://www.philly.com/inquirer/ OK http://www.philly.com/philly/news/local/20091107_Sam_Rohrer_seeks_to_be_Pa__governor.html 400147 Person democrat Fri Nov 06 10:37:06 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...he was not a "career politician." The other candidates are Republicans state Attorney General Tom Corbett and U.S. Rep. Jim Gerlach, and four Democrats - state Auditor General Jack Wagner, Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato, Montgomery County Commis 'dan':37 'jim':24 'rep':23 'tom':19 'u.s':22 'four':27 'jack':32 'knox':1 'news':44 'commi':41 'daili':43 'limit':3 'state':16,29 'would':2 'candid':13 'career':9 'counti':35,40 'execut':36 'wagner':33 'auditor':30 'corbett':20 'general':18,31 'gerlach':25 'onorato':38 'attorney':17 'democrat':28 'allegheni':34 'contribut':4 'montgomeri':39 'politician':10 'republican':15 'philadelphia':42 6596378 true true daylife Philadelphia Daily News http://www.philly.com/dailynews/ OK http://www.philly.com/philly/hp/news_update/20091106_Knox_would_limit_contributions.html 400147 Person democrat Thu Nov 05 10:38:11 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 05 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Democrat Tom Knox of Philadelphia was set to begin his campaign for governor today with a statewide TV advertising blitz and an e-mail blast to 800,000 Pennsylvanians. Knox, 68, who ran in the Democratic primary for Philadelphia mayor in 2007, is 'e':33 '68':41 'ad':4 'tv':27 '000':38 '800':37 'ran':43 'set':16 'tom':11 '2007':52 'knox':1,12,40 'mail':34 'race':7 'begin':18 'blast':35 'blitz':5,29 'mayor':50 'today':23 'e-mail':32 'inquir':55 'launch':3 'primari':47 'advertis':28 'campaign':20 'democrat':10,46 'governor':9,22 'statewid':26 'philadelphia':14,49,54 'pennsylvanian':39 6585672 true true daylife Philadelphia Inquirer http://www.philly.com/inquirer/ OK http://www.philly.com/philly/news/breaking/20091105_Knox_to_launch_ad_blitz_in_race_for_governor.html 400147 Person democrat Thu Nov 05 21:46:29 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 05 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...who now hold one office while running for governor, including Republicans state Attorney General Tom Corbett and U.S. Rep. Jim Gerlach and Democrats state Auditor General Jack Wagner, Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato, Montgomery County Commissione 'dan':40 'end':7 'jim':28 'one':12 'rep':27 'run':15 'tom':23 'u.s':26 'wam':8 'come':2 'hold':11 'jack':35 'knox':1 'limit':5 'offic':13 'state':20,32 'swing':4 'counti':38,43 'execut':39 'includ':18 'wagner':36 'auditor':33 'corbett':24 'general':22,34 'gerlach':29 'onorato':41 'attorney':21 'democrat':31 'governor':17 'allegheni':37 'contribut':6 'commission':44 'montgomeri':42 'philly.com':45 'republican':19 6592102 true true daylife Philly.com http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/ OK http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/cityhall/Knox_Comes_Out_Swinging_Limit_Contributions__End_WAMS.html 400147 Person congress Sat Nov 07 10:33:57 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 04 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...waiting for the other shoe to drop. Will Corbett, who so far has indicted only Democrats, also come down on fellow Republicans? Jim Gerlach - This four-term congressman from Chester County is challenging Corbett from a base with a substantial population '09':2 'end':4 'far':19 'jim':30 '2010':5 'also':24 'base':45 'come':25 'drop':14 'four':34 'news':52 'shoe':12 'term':35 'vote':3 'wait':8 'daili':51 'popul':49 'start':7 'counti':39 'fellow':28 'indict':21 'chester':38 'corbett':16,42 'gerlach':31 'campaign':6 'challeng':41 'democrat':23 'four-term':33 'substanti':48 'republican':29 'congressman':36 'philadelphia':50 6607124 true true daylife Philadelphia Daily News http://www.philly.com/dailynews/ OK http://www.philly.com/philly/hp/news_update/20091104_As__09_vote_ends__2010_campaign_starts.html 400147 Person rep\. Sun Nov 01 21:43:02 -0600 2009 Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0500 2009 ...of the plan as long as he is assured of safety standards and a neutral observer is allowed during the shoots. Rep. Jim Gerlach, R-Pa., said he believes the National Park Service has thoroughly examined the issue but he intends to monitor it, especially 'r':34 'pa':6,35 'ask':2 'jim':31 'rep':30 'deer':7 'hunt':8 'issu':47 'long':13 'park':41 'plan':11 'r-pa':33 'said':36 'stop':5 'allow':26 'assur':17 'oppon':1 'shoot':29 'believ':38 'especi':54 'examin':45 'intend':50 'lawmak':3 'nation':40 'observ':24 'safeti':19 'servic':42 'gerlach':32 'monitor':52 'neutral':23 'standard':20 'thorough':44 'phillyburbs.com':55 6554531 true true daylife PhillyBurbs.com http://www.phillyburbs.com/ OK http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PennsylvaniaNews/~3/ufrsjrwuDYU/opponents-ask-lawmakers-to-stop-pa-deer-hunts.html 400147 Person democrat Wed Oct 28 21:45:26 -0500 2009 Wed Oct 28 00:00:00 -0500 2009 ...moment is the 66 percent who are undecided. On the Republican side, state Attorney General Tom Corbett leads four-term Rep. Jim Gerlach by 30 percent to 8 percent, with 5 percent preferring someone else and 57 percent undecided. Drake began his career '5':42 '8':39 '30':36 '57':48 '66':14 'pa':10 'els':46 'jim':33 'rep':32 'tom':26 'four':30 'lead':28 'race':5 'side':22 'term':31 'began':52 'daili':56 'drake':51 'polit':55 'state':23 'career':54 'moment':11 'prefer':44 'rendel':8 'someon':45 'corbett':27 'general':25 'gerlach':34 'outlook':2 'percent':15,37,40,43,49 'succeed':7 'unclear':3 'undecid':18,50 'attorney':24 'democrat':1 'four-term':29 'republican':21 6517853 true true daylife Politics Daily http://www.politicsdaily.com/ OK http://www.politicsdaily.com/2009/10/28/democrats-outlook-unclear-in-race-to-succeed-rendell-in-pa/ 400147 Person republican Wed Oct 28 10:34:10 -0500 2009 Wed Oct 28 00:00:00 -0500 2009 ...both parties will have contested primaries. On the Republican side, State Attorney General Tom Corbett leads U.S. Rep. Jim Gerlach, 30 to 8 percent. Corbett enjoys better statewide name recognition, but more than half the GOP electorate is still up for '8':30 '30':28 'pa':5 'gop':43 'jim':26 'rep':25 'tom':21 'top':1 'u.s':24 'find':4 'half':41 'lead':23 'name':36 'news':51 'poll':3 'side':17 'team':2 'daili':50 'enjoy':33 'parti':9 'state':18 'still':46 'voter':6 'better':34 'contest':12 'corbett':22,32 'elector':44 'general':20 'gerlach':27 'percent':31 'primari':13 'attorney':19 'recognit':37 'statewid':35 'pessimist':7 'republican':16 'philadelphia':49 6512031 true true daylife Philadelphia Daily News http://www.philly.com/dailynews/ OK http://www.philly.com/philly/hp/news_update/20091028_Top_Teams_-_Poll_finds_Pa__voters_pessimistic.html 400147 Person democrat Tue Oct 27 21:44:09 -0500 2009 Tue Oct 27 00:00:00 -0500 2009 ...total of $2.3 million in donations is the closest any candidate comes to Onorato. Corbett's rival, Republican U.S. Rep. Jim Gerlach, a Chester County Republican, declined to say how much his campaign has raised. Among Democrats who disclosed what they'v '6':4 'v':47 '2.3':8 'jim':26 'rep':25 'say':34 'u.s':24 'come':17 'much':36 'rais':40 'among':41 'donat':11 'rival':22 'total':6 'candid':16 'counti':30 'declin':32 'chester':29 'closest':14 'corbett':20 'disclos':44 'gerlach':27 'million':5,9 'onorato':1,19 'approach':3 'campaign':2,38 'democrat':42 'entertain':49 'pittsburgh':48 'republican':23,31 6507994 true true daylife Pittsburgh Entertainment http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/ OK http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/pittsburgh/s_649967.html?source=rss&feed=7 400147 Person democrat Wed Oct 28 10:34:10 -0500 2009 Tue Oct 27 00:00:00 -0500 2009 ...edge over Mr. Sestak. - In the Republican governor's race, Attorney General Tom Corbett led by 30 to 8 percent over U.S. Rep. Jim Gerlach, but 57 percent remain undecided. On the Democratic side, Mayor Chris Doherty was tied for fourth among five candid '8':29 '30':27 '57':37 'mr':13 'edg':11 'jim':34 'led':25 'rep':33 'tie':49 'tom':23 'u.s':32 'five':53 'lead':4 'race':20 'side':44 'time':57 'among':52 'chris':46 'mayor':45 'state':1 'budget':2 'candid':54 'failur':3 'fourth':51 'offici':10 'record':6 'remain':39 'sestak':14 'tribun':58 'corbett':24 'doherti':47 'general':22 'gerlach':35 'percent':30,38 'undecid':40 'attorney':21 'democrat':43 'governor':18 'scranton':55 'disapprov':7 'harrisburg':9 'republican':17 'times-tribun':56 6512032 true true daylife Scranton Times-Tribune http://www.scrantontimes.com/ OK http://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/state_budget_failure_leads_to_record_disapproval_of_harrisburg_officials?localLinksEnabled=false 400147 Person congress Sat Nov 07 10:33:53 -0600 2009 Sat Nov 07 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Our Representative, Jim Gerlach, is on our side on this issue, and had refreshments waiting in his office. It was standing room only as he answered questions and engaged the discussion with his constituents. Even his aides and interns ... 'aid':45 'jim':11 'blog':3,50 'call':6 'even':43 'hous':5 'issu':19 'room':30 'side':16 'wait':23 'engag':37 'offic':26 'stand':29 'answer':34 'intern':47 'repres':10 'discuss':39 'gerlach':12 'refresh':22 'thought':4,51 'congress':8 'constitu':42 'question':35 'barbarann':1,48 6607122 false true google blog Barbaranne's blog thoughts http://bablogthoughts.blogspot.com/ OK http://bablogthoughts.blogspot.com/2009/11/house-call-on-congress.html 400147 Person rep\. Sat Nov 07 10:33:53 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 More than 100 fellow U.S. lawmakers are supporting U.S. Rep. Todd Platts' bid to become the federal government's top financial watchdog. Platts is one of 18 candidates vying to become the new comptroller general, a position that's been ... Bar '18':37 'vy':39 '100':1,13 'bar':51 'bid':5,23 'new':43 'one':35 'rep':20 'top':30 'u.s':15,19 'back':3 'news':53 'todd':21 'york':9 'becom':25,41 'feder':27 'local':52 'platt':4,22,33 'posit':47 'candid':38 'fellow':14 'govern':28 'lawmak':2,16 'financi':31 'general':8,45 'support':18 'comptrol':7,44 'dispatch':10 'watchdog':32 6607119 false true google blog Local News http://yorkdispatch.inyork.com/yd/local/ OK http://yorkdispatch.inyork.com/yd/local/ci_13729174?source=rss 400147 Person rep\. Sat Nov 07 10:33:53 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 State Rep. Sam Rohrer is expected to announce his candidacy for Pennsylvania governor at a Town Hall Meeting scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 17, at the Spring Township Fire Company in West Lawn, Berks County. Rohrer sent the following e-mail today to ... If R 'e':49 'r':54 '17':32 'nov':31 'rep':11 'sam':9,12 'berk':42 'blog':3 'fire':37 'hall':26 'lawn':41 'mail':50 'meet':27 'sent':45 'talk':4,55 'toni':7,58 'town':25 'west':40 'polit':5,56 'state':10 'today':51 'counti':43 'e-mail':48 'expect':15 'follow':47 'rohrer':13,44 'spring':35 'announc':17 'compani':38 'mercuri':2 'schedul':28 'tuesday':30 'governor':22 'phyrilla':8,59 'township':36 'candidaci':19 'pennsylvania':21 6607121 false true google blog Talking Politics with Tony Phyrillas http://www3.allaroundphilly.com/blogs/pottstown/TonyAP/blog.html OK http://www3.allaroundphilly.com/blogs/pottstown/TonyAP/2009/11/sam-rohrer-to-announce-run-for-governor.html 400147 Person congress Fri Nov 06 10:37:00 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 He's a champion of limited government, and for that I admire him, but he's going up against Attorney General Tom Corbett, who's a proven winner in a statewide race, and Jim Gerlach, who is a U.S. Congressman, and has proven repeatedly ... I su 'go':27 'su':56 'guv':6 'jim':44 'run':7 'sam':1 'tom':32 'u.s':49 'gear':3 'hell':10,59 'race':42 'admir':22 'limit':16 'govern':17 'proven':37,53 'repeat':54 'rohrer':2 'winner':38 'corbett':33 'general':31 'gerlach':45 'attorney':30 'champion':14 'snowflak':8,57 'statewid':41 'congressman':50 6596375 false true google blog Snowflakes in Hell http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/ OK http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2009/11/06/sam-rohrer-gearing-up-for-guv-run/ 400147 Person republican Fri Nov 06 21:44:49 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 My letter to Rep. Jim Gerlach today. I am writing you not knowing whether or not you joined your Republican colleagues yesterday at Rep. Michelle Bachman's Teaparty "Press Conference." I did not see your face in the group of people ... 'jim':8,15 'rep':7,14,34 'see':44 'face':46 'join':28 'know':23 'moon':1,52 'group':49 'peopl':51 'press':39 'today':10,17 'write':20 'cancer':3,54 'confer':40 'letter':5,12 'bachman':36 'gerlach':9,16 'michell':35 'whether':24 'colleagu':31 'teaparti':38 'yesterday':32 'republican':30 6602022 false true google blog Moon in Cancer http://moonincancer.blogspot.com/ OK http://moonincancer.blogspot.com/2009/11/my-letter-to-rep-jim-gerlach-today.html 400147 Person congress Sat Nov 07 10:33:53 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Jim Gerlach (R., Pa.), and Joseph R. Pitts (R., Pa.). Not voting: Patrick Murphy (D., Pa.). This is the first vote that I can ever recall Patrick Murphy actually missing, and he had a great reason; as noted here (second item, ... 'd':25 'r':13,17,19 'pa':14,20,26 'jim':11 'ever':35 'item':51 'meet':7 'miss':40 'note':48 'pitt':18 'road':9 'vote':22,31 'first':30 'great':45 'liber':2,53 'recal':36 'actual':39 'joseph':16 'murphi':24,38 'reason':46 'rubber':6 'second':50 '11/6/09':10 'doomsay':3,54 'gerlach':12 'patrick':23,37 6607120 false true google blog The Liberal Doomsayer http://liberaldoomsayer.blogspot.com/ OK http://liberaldoomsayer.blogspot.com/2009/11/where-rubber-meets-road-11609.html 400147 Person democrat Fri Nov 06 21:44:48 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 A competitive Democratic primary could be forming in Rep. Jim Gerlach's (R-Pa. 'r':25 'pa':26 'big':3 'jim':21 'rep':20 'form':18 'hill':10 'news':27 'r-pa':24 'could':16 'notch':2 'endors':4 'gerlach':6,22 'primari':15 'trivedi':1 'competit':13 'democrat':14 'district':8 6602018 false true google blog News http://www.hillnews.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room OK http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/66703-trivedi-notches-big-endorsement-in-gerlachs-district 400147 Person senate Fri Nov 06 21:44:48 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Rep. Zack Space (D). OREGON: Rep. Kurt Schrader (D). NEBRASKA: Rep. Lee Terry (R). PENNSYLVANIA: x-Rep. Joe Sestak (D) (open seat; Sestak is running for the Senate). x-Rep. Jim Gerlach (R) (open seat; Gerlach is running for governor) ... 'd':15,20,32 'r':25,46 'x':28,42 'air':2,55 'dem':8 'hot':1,54 'jim':44 'joe':30 'lee':23 'rep':12,17,22,29,43 'run':37,51 'top':56 'blog':3 'kurt':18 'open':33,47 'pick':57 'seat':34,48 'zack':13 'admit':7 'break':5 'hoyer':6 'senat':40 'space':14 'terri':24 'x-rep':27,41 'archiv':4 'oregon':16 'sestak':31,35 'gerlach':45,49 'governor':53 'nebraska':21 'schrader':19 'pennsylvania':26 6602019 false true google blog Hot Air » Top Picks http://www.hotair.com/ OK http://hotair.com/archives/2009/11/06/breaking-hoyer-admits-dems-dont-have-the-votes-for-pelosi-plan/ 400147 Person republican Fri Nov 06 10:37:00 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 05 00:00:00 -0600 2009 In the Republican primary, state Attorney General Tom Corbett faces U.S. Rep. Jim Gerlach of Chester County. "To run on a reform agenda and say 'I'm using my own money' doesn't make sense to me," said Beverly Cigler, a political s 'm':34 'jim':20 'rep':19 'run':26 'say':32 'tom':15 'u.s':18 'use':35 'face':17 'knox':3 'make':41 'news':54 'said':45 'sens':42 'want':4 'bever':46 'doesn':39 'limit':6 'money':38 'polit':49 'state':12 'agenda':30 'candid':2 'cigler':47 'counti':24 'reform':29 'review':53 'tribun':52 'chester':23 'corbett':16 'general':14 'gerlach':21 'primari':11 'attorney':13 'campaign':5 'pittsburgh':7 'republican':10 'gubernatori':1 'tribune-review':51 6596377 false true google blog Tribune-Review News http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/ OK http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/s_651801.html 400147 Person congress Fri Nov 06 21:44:48 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 05 00:00:00 -0600 2009 The only Democrat elected to the bench was Lois Murphy. If the name sounds familiar, Murphy ran twice against U.S. Rep. Jim Gerlach in Pennsylvania's 6th Congressional District, which includes Montgomery County. Murphy lost both times, ... '6th':37 'jim':32 'loi':19 'ran':27 'rep':31 'u.s':30 'blog':3 'lost':45 'name':23 'talk':4,48 'time':47 'toni':7,51 'bench':17 'elect':14 'polit':5,49 'sound':24 'twice':28 'counti':43 'includ':41 'murphi':20,26,44 'gerlach':33 'mercuri':2 'democrat':13 'district':39 'familiar':25 'phyrilla':8,52 'montgomeri':42 'congression':38 'pennsylvania':35 6602020 false true google blog Talking Politics with Tony Phyrillas http://www3.allaroundphilly.com/blogs/pottstown/TonyAP/blog.html OK http://www3.allaroundphilly.com/blogs/pottstown/TonyAP/2009/11/what-did-lois-murphy-get-for-6-million.html